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 */
package org.openmrs.module.datalogging.handler;

import java.util.Set;



/**
 *
 */
public interface Handler {
	
	/**
	 * Method to check whether a filter name is supported by the variable type or not
	 * 
	 * @param variableType the type of the variable
	 * @param filterName the filter name to be checked
	 * @return true if the variable type support filtering on the filter name field
	 */
	boolean supportFilter(String filterName);
	
	/**
	 * Get all supported filters for the particular variable
	 * 
	 * @param variable the event variable
	 * @return all supported filters for the variable
	 */
	Set<String> getSupportedFilters();

}
